Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-31
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The observanes Of DeeoEasisa Dsy
was very general thr0Eahozs the city
yesterday. NeaEiy al the business
h01sas closed early and remained sealed
untH late In tie afternooD, the eject
being 10 give 10 the streets the appear
anes Of Sunday. AZ 10 o'clock IN the
morning the procession had formed en-
Pacihe avenue and started for the sts
ton. Tbe Tacoms Silver O0Enet hand
led. playing tue Dead MARCIA" They
were followed by the Tacoma Guard,
marching with reversed arms, the h8R
Is the bead being dFsped with szspe.
Then came the women Of the Relief
Corps and q designation Of fittie girls
hearing baskets Of flowers and wresths.
The veterans bgought up the rear. The
run 70 the prsiTie vas . matter Of fey
minutes, and there the march vas re-
s1med AGREES the fields and through
the woods 10 the Cemetery. There The
veterans drew up in line, With the mili-
tary on one side and the women and
children on the other, forming square.
General Sprag1e, In command Of the
q. A. r. then made q short address,
the children sang and the chaplain Of
fered prayer. The Adiutant reported
FoUR DRATzs
In the Membership OF Caster Post, g.
A. Il since lass Memorial Day, and the
ssaTetary Of tina Ladies' Relief Corps
reported ons death-that Of Mrs. Gen
eral Spra0ae. Oomrads MulfoFd Bar
ton then took his place 10 the square
aud delivered brief bat telling ad-
dress, wherein he expressed the hope
that these beautiful ceremonies would
continue TO be observed By the children
Of the failure over the grave Of the last
member Of the Grand Army Of che Re
public, and that the time would never
come when the doctrine tnat both
sides we're right" 9 doctrine bred OF
treason. should pEeVsil. AZ she close Of
the address she little girls were led
about the cemetery end sireVed flowers
upon the soldiers gEaTes.
The memorial servio 8 in the Opera
House on Sunday. under the suspioes Of
the Grand Army OF the Republic, and
conducted By the Tacoma Ministerial
Union. we're very interesting. The Opera
House was packed full, there being &c
services in any of the Protestant
chnrcbes. Chaplain Stubbs delivered
the sermon, In which be dwelt upon
some points about
THE UPRISING
or the South not often referred to, ADD
In which he attempted 10 show tbs pre-.
parations made previously and the
strength the rebellion had attained
when the North awakened % q reaIIz1
ton Of it. Tbs i0tent of Ihis vas &C
illustrate the assertion that, in sIti
mately conQuerinR. the Lord must have
been on our side.
David Dovden, soldier Who bat re-
Gently came to Tacoma from Eroy
Wis, received word few days ago that
be bad been allowed an Increase of pen,
sion With arreaFaRes that would net a
sum in hand TO him Of about 1880
Mr.. Dowdsn lives on E street, zeal
Thirteenth. He was a member II Com
pany b, Twelfth Wisconsin, Infantry
and went With Sherman on that marct
TO the sea. 10 the engagement at ID ale'l
Blsff. within sight OF Atlanta, ths
Twelfth for the first time in weeks wal
held in reserve. The force at the front
were called upon TO bold line Of work
that their numbers were not sufficient
to I'LL. The Johnnies discovered thil
and made a run for that portion tina,
was not defended. The Twelfth Wis
eonsin, four miles away, we're ordered &c
CIT INTO THOSE WORKS
First. They made the RON OF foul
miles under an almost tropical san and
over level plain, and fell into the
breast works when they had scarcely
strength enough 90 FIRE. The enemy
however, was so close at hand that the
whites OF their eyes we're quite dis
tiuRulshable and q minute later would
have themselves occupied the works
Since that Mr.. DOWden has suffered
seriously with heart disease, being ovsr
taken and rendered suddenly unoon
scious by il at frequent intervals. Belvs
Lockwood, the female lawyer Of Wash
ington (whO ran for the Presideno,
some years ago. visited tue vicinity OF
Elroy some years ego and in a public
spseeh asked for some meritosiou.
soldier 8 oese to plead at Washington
That Of David D0wden was mentioned
20 her. DOwden had given up all hote
of an increase long ago. His monthly
pension now is BIC. Ii was formerly "a